A view of the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. Photo from Facebook
A Bureau of Indian Affairs official in South Dakota is expected to be released from the hospital today after being stabbed at his office last Wednesday. Patrick Duffy, a member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe who serves as superintendent of the BIA office on the reservation, suffered injuries but was reported to be in stable condition. “He’s doing good,” Chairwoman Roxanne Sazue told The Pierre Capital Journal. The person who allegedly attacked Duffy with a knife is in custody, according to news reports. The Journal said he was a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who lives at Crow Creek but charges haven't been announced yet. “The Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services continues to conduct an open investigation into the attack of a BIA employee yesterday at the Crow Creek Agency," BIA spokesperson Nedra Darling said in a statement. "The employee, Patrick F. Duffy is in stable condition and looking forward to a full recovery. The BIA and the Indian Health Service are working together to provide the agency employees with counseling services. The agency remains closed until Monday when it will resume full activities.” The Journal said the suspect is being held at a detention facility operated by the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. Get the Story:
Tribal chair: BIA’s Duffy "stable" after attack (The Pierre Capital Journal 3/27)
Former Crow Creek Tribe leader reacts to stabbing incident (KSFY 3/26)
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